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Wembley Stadium gets new turf for 10th time in 3 years
For the 10th time in less than 3 years the famous British Wembley pitch is to be relaid following criticism of the surface during recent high-profile games.
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Iowa STMA Chapter baseball, soccer workshop April 21
The Iowa Chapter of the Sports Turf Managers Association will conduct its Cownie Baseball & Soccer Workshop April 21 at the Cownie Baseball Park, 2050 SE 22nd Street in Des Moines. Chris Schlosser will be the host. Event is sponsored by MTI Distributing.
Former STMA president Bobby Campbell to retire
After 20 years running turf maintenance at the University of Tennessee, Bobby Campbell, CSFM is calling it a career. The 64-year-old Director of Sports Surface Management says it's time to step aside.
Snow mold: how much damage and what can be done
As the snow begins to recede, a key question for the turf manager is how much snow mold damage will there be? Due to the prolonged snow cover this winter chances are high that there will be much more damage from this diseases than experienced in recent years.
Elements produce regional headaches for grounds crews
"God put it there, God will take it away." That's how Reading Phillies head groundskeeper Dan Douglas describes his attitude toward snow, a substance that has blanketed playing fields up and down the East Coast and throughout the Midwest.
Turf tiff brewing over proposal to replace Illinois HS grass field with artificial surface
Curtis Lovelace admits the idea of spending $750,000 for artificial turf at Flinn Stadium could be a sensitive subject, coming at a time when the Quincy School District is planning to cut $3.8 million from its budget because the state has not paid its bills.
Athletic Field Maintenance Forums continue nationwide this year
The Forums are scheduled for San Francisco (April 13), New York (May 12), St. Louis (June 9) and Chicago (September 29).
MiLB Game-Day Operations Sports Turf Camp March 29-30
The Minor League Baseball Sports Turf Camp presented by Brickman Sports Turf Services is your chance to get a foot in the door and learn the basics of what it takes to be a sports turf manager.
Job opening: Athletic Turf Maintenance Supervisor, University of Vermont
Provide daily oversight and supervision for activities related to maintaining, renovating and/or re-establishing athletic field turf surfaces, both natural and artificial.
Adirondack region conference from NYSTA March 18
The New York State Turfgrass Association's Adirondack Regional Conference will be held on March 18 at the Crowne Plaza Resort and Golf Club in Lake Placid, NY.